GRE Word List

CALLUS

a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark

The meaning of the word callus is a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark.

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WordMeaning
shimmerto shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer
ascertainto find out or learn with certainty
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promptto move to action : incite
enmitypositive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will
trappingsoutward signs
predicamentthe character, status, or classification assigned by a predication
expostulationan act or an instance of expostulating
odiousarousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful